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The following items were taken from Glenview police reports: A 34-year-old Glenview man was arrested in the 1500 block of Milwaukee Avenue on May 30 and charged with violation of an order of protection and interference with judicial procedure. An 18-year-old Tinley Park woman was arrested in the 900 block of Buccaneer Drive on June 1 and charged with domestic battery and illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. Forty scratch marks were found on the front fender and bumper of a vehicle parked on the 900 block of Harms Road between May 23 and May 26, causing about $1,000 in damage.

The following items were taken from Glenview police reports: A portable toilet caught fire in the 1000 block of Woodlawn Drive on May 24, causing an estimated $500 in damage. A 32-year-old Evanston man was arrested in the 1000 block of 10th Street on May 24 on two charges of battery of a household member. Two Chicago men, ages 18 and 22, were arrested on May 24 at the Wyndham Glenview Suites, 1400 Milwaukee Avenue, on charges of criminal defacement. A 37-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested in the 400 block of Waukegan Road on May 25 and charged with speeding 26 to 34 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

World War II veteran Bob Crampton describes in detail how he and other soldiers crawled under the veil of night while on a mission during combat. He remembers the horrid food, which included a can of Sprite and fried Spam on a good day, and the breezy summer weather of France. But there are other things he would readily forget, he said. "There is no joy in war," Crampton told a group of seventh-graders at Glenview's Attea Middle School on May 16. "War is hell. " Crampton, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was deployed to Normandy, has been visiting the Glenview school annually for the past six years to talk about his wartime experiences with middle school students as part of their social studies curriculum.

The following items were taken from Glenview police reports: A wedding ring, valued at $1,000, was stolen from a resident on the 2400 block of Indigo Lane while he or she was at a rehabilitation center on the 1500 block of Greenwood Road between April 26 and May 1. A 37-year-old Glenview woman was arrested in the 4500 block of West Lake Avenue on May 17 and charged with improper lane use and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage....

Plans for a long-awaited revitalization of Glenview's downtown are becoming reality with the recent opening of a location of Heinen's Fine Foods grocery store in the area. The store, which opened earlier this month at 1020 Waukegan Road, is one of three projects in downtown Glenview under development this year that village officials hope will make the center of the town more lively and pedestrian-friendly. The spot that Heinen's now occupies previously was vacant, once home to a Dominick's store that closed in 2007.

Heavy rains last night resulted in flooded roads and basements in some northern suburbs, including Glenview and Northbrook. The National Weather Service's flood warning remains in effect until 12:30 p.m. today. Glenview recorded 2.89 inches of rain in one hour during the last night's storm, according to a Glenview press release. "It came down in buckets," said Lynne Stiefel, Glenview's spokeswoman, adding that flooding was caused by too much rain falling too fast. Officials received about 307 calls between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., when the rains were the heaviest.

Glenview's oldest public park is getting about $559,000 in improvements this summer. Jackman Park, next to the public library downtown, soon will feature a new seating plaza, better lighting, an extra playground for children between 5 and 12 years old and updated beaches and sidewalks, said Jim Warnstedt, the district's superintendent of park and facility services. Crews have been working on construction for the past three weeks, Warnstedt said. Warnstedt said the main reason for the expansion has been to make the park more attractive to older children.

The following items were taken from Glenview police reports: A 19-year-old Evanston woman was arrested on the 2200 block of Willow Road on May 2 and charged with retail theft. A 32-year-old Northbrook man was arrested on the 3400 block of East Lake Avenue on May 3 and charged with drunken driving and improper lane use. An 18-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested on the 3100 block of Harrison Street on May 3 and charged with underage drinking and disorderly conduct. A 25-year-old Chicago man was arrested on the 1400 block of Greenwood Road on May 3 and charged with having no valid license, illegal transportation of alcohol and disobeying a stop sign.

Glenview parents may soon have another option when it comes to child care. Glenview officials are examining a proposal to build an 11,650-square-foot day care center in the southwestern part of town. The land, at 222 Greenwood Road, now has a restaurant building that has been abandoned for at least three or four years, according to officials. The facility would be a forth location of Children's Land Learning Center, a family-owned business that operates day care centers in Glenview, Wheeling and Lincolnshire.

A Glenview location of Heinen's Fine Foods opened on Wednesday, making it the Ohio-based grocery chain's second store in the Chicago suburbs, company officials said. The 43,915-square-foot store, at 1020 Waukegan Road, filled a three-acre site in downtown Glenview, where a spot once home to a Dominick's grocery store had sat vacant since about 2007. Jeff Heinen, co-owner of Heinen's, said hundreds of shoppers visited the store during the grand opening. "We're glad to be here," he said.